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Kansas City, MO

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Kansas City, MO (MCI) ranks #40 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Kansas City, MO posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

82%
On-time
Top 67%
on-time, US airports
70 min
Delay when late
1.22%
Cancelled
#40 of 382
Corpus placement
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MCI on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%82%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 2,960,553.

Late Aircraft 42.6% (1,262,423 min)
Carrier 30.3% (898,430 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 20.8% (616,258 min)
Weather 6.1% (179,905 min)
Security 0.1% (3,537 min)

MCI - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: September (93.4%) · worst: July (89.2%)

88%89%90%91%92%93%94% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 91.2%

MCI - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 96.8% 90.3% ▼ -6.7%

MCI - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 14.9 min · taxi-in 6.2 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

12 min14 min16 min18 min20 min22 min Jan 24Dec 25 19.4 min 17.5 min ▼ -9.8%

MCI's average taxi-out (14.9 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 12.8 min (October 2024) to 19.4 min (January 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Kansas City, MO.

Cancellation Rate

1.22%

6,385 of 524,365 flights

Diversion Rate

0.11%

582 of 524,365 flights

Delay Rate

18.0%

94,477 of 524,365 flights

Top Routes from MCI

Busiest routes to and from Kansas City, MO.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DEN (Denver) → MCI (Kansas City) 22,306 77.5% 533 mi
MCI (Kansas City) → DEN (Denver) 22,302 80.4% 533 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → MCI (Kansas City) 17,753 83.6% 692 mi
MCI (Kansas City) → ATL (Atlanta) 17,667 88.6% 692 mi
ORD (Chicago) → MCI (Kansas City) 17,519 79.1% 403 mi
MCI (Kansas City) → ORD (Chicago) 17,516 83.9% 403 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → MCI (Kansas City) 14,389 75.1% 460 mi
MCI (Kansas City) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 14,388 80% 460 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → MCI (Kansas City) 13,170 80.8% 1,044 mi
MCI (Kansas City) → PHX (Phoenix) 13,136 83.5% 1,044 mi
MCI (Kansas City) → MDW (Chicago) 11,928 85.6% 405 mi
MDW (Chicago) → MCI (Kansas City) 11,922 80.2% 405 mi
DAL (Dallas) → MCI (Kansas City) 10,946 79.9% 461 mi
MCI (Kansas City) → DAL (Dallas) 10,897 83% 461 mi
MCI (Kansas City) → LAS (Las Vegas) 10,568 80.9% 1,139 mi
LAS (Las Vegas) → MCI (Kansas City) 10,536 77.9% 1,139 mi
LGA (New York) → MCI (Kansas City) 10,188 80.4% 1,107 mi
MCI (Kansas City) → LGA (New York) 10,159 83.7% 1,107 mi
MCO (Orlando) → MCI (Kansas City) 9,110 74.4% 1,072 mi
MCI (Kansas City) → MCO (Orlando) 9,091 81.1% 1,072 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Kansas City, MO, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 82%).

Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC

82% on-time 2,345,248 flights

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, OH

82% on-time 446,498 flights

Rochester, NY

Rochester, NY

82% on-time 126,934 flights

Lubbock, TX

Lubbock, TX

82% on-time 69,433 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 524,365).

New Orleans, LA

New Orleans, LA

539,385 flights 79.9% on-time

San Jose, CA

San Jose, CA

546,547 flights 84.2% on-time

Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis, IN

495,575 flights 82.7% on-time

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana, CA

482,186 flights 82.5% on-time

Other Airports in Missouri

Compare performance with other Missouri airports.

STL 81.3%

St. Louis, MO

St. Louis · 687,272 flights
SGF 81.7%

Springfield, MO

Springfield · 92,073 flights
COU 80.3%

Columbia, MO

Columbia · 19,935 flights
JLN 83.1%

Joplin, MO

Joplin · 8,632 flights
CGI 89.7%

Cape Girardeau, MO

Cape Girardeau · 3,473 flights
TBN 90.5%

Fort Leonard Wood, MO

Fort Leonard Wood · 1,262 flights
BKG 77.4%

Branson, MO

Branson · 363 flights

MCI delay-share reading

The standout signal at Kansas City, MO is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 42.6% of 2,960,553 delay minutes across 524,365 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 82% (3 pts above the 79% national average), with 94,477 delayed and 6,385 cancelled (1.22%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (42.6% late-aircraft, 30.3% carrier, 20.8% NAS, 6.1% weather, 0.1% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, MCI is strongest in September (93.4% on-time) and weakest in July (89.2%), a 4.2-point swing. Volume peaks in July (~7,906 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DEN (Denver) at 77.5% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Missouri: Missouri flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using MCI's data

MCI's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from MCI before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in September rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 14.9 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.